30% of Mitch Daniels' pay is tied to performance

12:41 PM,
Sep. 28, 2013

Purdue President Mitch Daniels

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Purdue University's top leaders pulled back the curtain Friday on their priorities for Mitch Daniels when they signed off on the detailed performance pay metrics that are part of his employment contract.

Daniels will have 30 percent of his $546,000 presidential salary, or $126,000, put at risk and will have to meet five goals each year aimed at improving student success in order to achieve the full salary.

"It's not easy coming up with ways to accurately measure things like how much influence (Daniels) has over graduation rates, so this is a start, but it's pretty comprehensive and it's a ...